Stuffed Pacific Ocean perch

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

2/3 cup water
1 tablespoon reduced-fat margarine
1 cup dry cornbread stuffing mix
Cooking spray
2 (8-ounce) Pacific Ocean perch fillets
2 teaspoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon coarse-ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried parsley
2 tablespoons reduced-fat margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place water and 1 tablespoon margarine in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in the stuffing mix. Cover, and remove from the heat. Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

Coat a baking dish with cooking spray. Lay fish fillets in dish; drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with pepper. Spoon half of the stuffing on top of each fillet. Sprinkle with parsley and drizzle with the melted margarine. Bake for 15 minutes uncovered, or until fish flakes easily when pierced with a fork.

Yield: 4 servings
Serving Size: 4 ounces fish, 1/4 cup stuffing

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
Calories: 203
Carbohydrate: 11 g
Protein: 24 g
Fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Sodium: 423 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Exchanges per serving: 1/2 starch, 3 lean meat
Carbohydrate choices: 1/2

This recipe was developed by Tami Ross, a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist and Certified Diabetes Educator in Lexington, Kentucky.